Amazon #1 Best-Seller in Gay Fiction (June 2019) When infamous tabloid “kiss-and-tell king” Colin Merroney takes part in a TV debate about press intrusion, he has no idea his marriage and career are about to be destroyed. Celebrity press victim Adam Jaymes is also on the panel and takes the opportunity, live on air, to turn the tables on Merroney by exposing a shameful secret about the reporter’s own private life. With Merroney publicly humiliated, Gay superstar Jaymes launches a brutal campaign against the rest of Merroney’s colleagues at the world’s most salacious tabloid newspaper, The Daily Ear. And what better way to take revenge on the tabloid’s ruthless staff than to publicly expose their lies and private shames? After all, reporters have secrets too. Touching on dozens of real-life scandals and events, Exposé is a darkly comical thriller with laugh-out-loud moments and countless shocking twists that will keep you guessing who’s next on Jaymes’ hit-list and what is really going on. “Great writing. A fantastic debut novel from a former journalist” Jenny Green, The Sun ☆☆☆☆ “Brilliantly observed and devilishly demanding. Exposé is a can’t-put-it-down riot. A triumph." ☆☆☆☆ Jake Hook, TheGayUK.

Exposé

Humor & Entertainment

Ilett, Paul

Humor

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Gossip columnist Valerie Pierce loves red wine, cigarettes and exposing celebrity secrets. Influential, successful and connected, Valerie can make or break careers with just a few choice words.  But actor Adam Jaymes has a lifetime of grudges against Valerie and her colleagues at The Daily Ear newspaper, and decides it’s time they had a taste of their own medicine.  After all, reporters have secrets too.  Valerie is about to find her own scandalous private life splashed across the front pages as she is forced into a very public reunion with faces from her past.  Touching on dozens of real-life scandals, EXPOSÉ is a hilarious page-turner that will keep you guessing who at The Daily Ear is on Adam Jaymes’ hit list and what deep, dark secrets is he going to expose. Reviews of EXPOSÉ  “Great writing. A fantastic debut novel from a former journalist”  Jenny Green, The Sun ☆☆☆☆  "Brilliantly observed and devilishly demanding, Ilett’s debut is a can’t-put-it-down riot. A triumph for the first-time novelist "  Jake Hook, TheGayUK ☆☆☆☆  “A timely tale of tabloid culture”  Attitude Magazine

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

Exposed

Someone is killing reporters and journalist Valerie Pierce fears she is next. When no one will believe her, not even the police, Valerie sets out to catch the killer herself. But her plan involves teaming up with her arch nemesis - TV actor Adam Jaymes. The darkly comical murder mystery novel Exposed."Sensitive readers who do not enjoy murder and mayhem should not pick up this book" &#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734; Kaivalya Khisti, The Online Bookclub US "Exposed positions former-journalist Paul Ilett as one of the most exciting contemporary writers of the past few years." &#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734; The Table Read Magazine Valerie Pierce is reinventing herself. After more than thirty years as an outspoken columnist for a scandalous right-wing tabloid, the Daily Ear, she wants to renew her personal brand and be seen as a more moderate and thoughtful commentator. She knows she hurt many people over the course of her career, and likely destroyed many lives. But her own private life suffered too, and she is attempting to rebuild her relationships with her estranged daughter and ex-husband.Only people are dying. People Valerie used to work with. Every three days, at 9pm, someone connected with the Daily Ear is found dead. Valerie can see the pattern, and senses a serial killer is at work. But when no one will believe her, not even the police, she turns to the one person who has the knowledge and resources to help. However, it is someone with a lifetime of grudges against Valerie: gay television actor Adam Jaymes.Exposed is the sequel to Paul Ilett's 2014 surprise hit Exposé, a darkly comical thriller that became a bestseller across multiple genres including thrillers and gay fiction.

Publishing Push

Every family has secrets. But some have more than others. "What I enjoyed most about this beautiful story is the author's writing style. His words are woven in a manner that will draw you into the book, keeping you captivated until the final page." &#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734; Priya Murugesan, America's Online Bookclub "It's rare to find a book able to weave together the lives of so many people, with so much emotional depth and over so many years, but Paul Ilett does it with almost effortless grace. But he is not just an author who only knows how to write about emotions, his descriptive prose paint scenes that spring from the page. He will transport you to a miserably rainy morning outside a hospice, then whisk you off to the baking sun of the Canary Isles. Within a few short sentences you are there, immersed in the world." &#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734; Seb Fox, Goodreads On Charlie Fletcher's 23rd birthday, he decides to tell his dying mother that he's gay. Knowing she does not have much time left, she shares a secret in return. But it's a far greater family secret, one that will have repercussions for Charlie and his siblings for years to come. The Fletchers are a family with more than their fair share of skeletons in the closet, and as one of the most closely guarded secrets is finally revealed, are others about to be uncovered too? What is so important about a photograph of a little boy at Christmas? Why has a handwritten letter remained in a sealed envelope for more than twenty years? And which of the Fletchers is carrying the darkest family secret of all? From their home town of Southend-on-Sea to the stunning vistas of Gran Canaria, Five Siblings at 23 is an epic tale spanning more than two decades, visiting the family each time one of the Fletcher children is 23 years old. Through the years, we follow their joys and heartbreaks, their successes and tragedies, as the brothers and sisters discover life does not always turn out the way you want. And that some secrets must be left untold.

FIVE SIBLINGS AT 23

Literary

UK Book Publishing

Every family has secrets. But some have more than others."What I enjoyed most about this beautiful story is the author's writing style. His words are woven in a manner that will draw you into the book, keeping you captivated until the final page."&#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734; Priya Murugesan, America's Online Bookclub"It's rare to find a book able to weave together the lives of so many people, with so much emotional depth and over so many years, but Paul Ilett does it with almost effortless grace. But he is not just an author who only knows how to write about emotions, his descriptive prose paint scenes that spring from the page. He will transport you to a miserably rainy morning outside a hospice, then whisk you off to the baking sun of the Canary Isles. Within a few short sentences you are there, immersed in the world."&#9734;&#9734;&#9734;&#9734; Seb Fox, GoodreadsOn Charlie Fletcher's 23rd birthday, he decides to tell his dying mother that he's gay. Knowing she does not have much time left, she shares a secret in return. But it's a far greater family secret, one that will have repercussions for Charlie and his siblings for years to come.The Fletchers are a family with more than their fair share of skeletons in the closet, and as one of the most closely guarded secrets is finally revealed, are others about to be uncovered too?What is so important about a photograph of a little boy at Christmas?Why has a handwritten letter remained in a sealed envelope for more than twenty years?And which of the Fletchers is carrying the darkest family secret of all?From their home town of Southend-on-Sea to the stunning vistas of Gran Canaria, Five Siblings at 23 is an epic tale spanning more than two decades, visiting the family each time one of the Fletcher children is 23 years old. Through the years, we follow their joys and heartbreaks, their successes and tragedies, as the brothers and sisters discover life does not always turn out the way you want. And that some secrets must be left untold.

Genre Fiction

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Exposé

Exposé

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Exposed

FIVE SIBLINGS AT 23

FIVE SIBLINGS AT 23